Shameless News Twisting

Obama calls Americans killed by terrorists in Middle East "bumps in the road."  Iran getting nukes is "noise."
So what does the mainstream press, AKA "NBC, ABC, CBS," want to make into the big story of the week?  A true comment made months ago by Romney about 47% that don't pay income taxes. Maybe someone could remind me again why the press is so in the tank for this administration?  Other than the fact that shameless partisan hacks are in charge of the news operations...

Gingrich - NBC

Newt Gingrich handled David Gregory gently, never calling him anything worse than "elite media," during this Sunday's "Meet the Press." Naturally, Gregory decided to open the interview with "access to contraception," and attempting to link Rush Limbaugh's comments and apology with Newt, and Newt would have none of it.
Newt was astonished at the desperation of "the elite media" to AVOID talking about rising gas prices, President Obama's many apologies, the trillion dollar deficit, the longest period of unemployment since the Great Depression, and suddenly deciding that Rush Limbaugh is the crisis of the week. There is no debate about access to contraception, but there is a debate about the administration's war on religion while apologizing to foreign extremists. Gingrich called Gregory out for intentionally misleading by framing the issue falsely.

Santorum last week, Gingrich this week. Will Romney dare enter the Mordor of NBC news next week for a session of "Meet the Bully?"
Side note: GOP majority leader of the House of Representatives, Eric Cantor was interviewed after Newt, and during the course of the interview, he mentioned three different times that both he and Gregory were Jewish. I still wonder what that was about.
At the end of the Cantor interview, Gregory tried to get a comment about the primary that Cantor had already said he wouldn't answer, and didn't answer the second time either.
The last comment of the March 4, 2012 interview was from David Gregory. "Here...I thought I might catch you in a weak moment."
This is standard operating procedure for him and I'm surprised that he said it out loud like no one already knew.
Here is a link to the opening of Gingrich's NBC interview on YouTube.

Commercial Crew Program - NASA+

An interesting combination of products from different companies that are designed for the "Commercial Crew Program" coming soon. Video from KSC.

Rick Santorum - NBC

I watched NBC's "Meet The Press" today, and as expected, host David Gregory did everything he could to try to bait and trip up his conservative guest, GOP candidate for President, Rick Santorum. Nothing worked, and Santorum answered directly and clearly, obviously frustrating the blatantly left leaning host who could never, ever lay claim to being fair and or non-biased. Gregory was clearly frustrated a couple of times when he thought he had good bait and gotcha questions and once when Santorum laughed at him, saying that he gets that question a lot, producing a humiliated look on Gregory's face. Santorum proceeded to answer each one, making it obvious that some of the questions were contrived, silly, and meant to elicit a headline.
Gregory's characteristic bully attitude and demeanor didn't seem to work with Sen. Santorum, who laughed at the bully and responded calmly.
I'd tell you how I thought Mitt Romney did in an interview with Gregory on Meet The Press, but he has declined to go on with Gregory. That is probably a good choice on his part.

Apollo 11, Eagle has landed.

Symphony of Science - Journey to the Moon - Remixes for the Soul - Melody Sheep

The Case For Mars

Symphony of Science has an interesting way to make the case.

Vampire Lights

You don't need to be a vampire to realize these are a hazard to look at. Seems odd that the manufacturer would highlight a feature and show so graphically the grim reaction that happens when someone looks at the car at night while approaching it from the other direction or having it right behind you.

SOPA - PIPA

Find out which of your Senators and Representatives support this invasive attempt at control of the internet by the Motion Picture and Music industry.
These bills will seriously impact the internet and stifle innovation. Find out more and contact your Reps.
SOPA Opera
Where Do Your Members of Congress Stand on SOPA and PIPA?

Riding the Unicorn, We will not rest...

Chicago Communists Join Wisconsin Rally

Wisconsin public sector union protesters now have Chicago Communists on their side.

What a wonderful thing to have such allies.

Chicago Tribune endorses Brady

Chicago Tribune endorses Brady

Money For Nothing

Money For Nothing
Mark Knockoffler sings the ObamaCare blues with his band Dem Strait

Indiana newspaper targets gun owners

Indiana newspaper prints handgun carry permit database

More from Caleb about the interview.

Making something illegal, more illegal.
Why is that Reasonable?

Atlantis music video

STS-129 Ascent Video Highlights from mike interbartolo on Vimeo.

Climate Conspiracy

Hide The Decline - Climategate

Congress may probe faked global warming data

meanwhile... Rome burns...

Barack Obama 'vows major greenhouse gas emissions cuts'

And...
Overheard in Tam's Hallway

More Climategate links

Decatur Celebration Ad

I just heard a commercial today, twice already on WSOY-AM, for the Decatur Celebration. This is the most annoying ad I have heard since the Firewater Cafe commercials using the same announcer, Capt. ConQueso, or maybe a wannabe Capt. C, a character who sounds like a cocaine fueled snake oil salesman. The theme song at the end is the only redeeming sliver for the spot.

I have intentionally avoided the cafe mentioned above for no other reason than revulsion at the lack of sensibility of whoever paid for the Capt. ConQueso ads. I can and do appreciate humor, but stupidity masquerading as humor isn't funny, it's just irritating. I hope this Decatur Celebration spot doesn't get heavy airplay and that other spots that are running could replace it. It is an embarrassing blot on the city's image.

How Not to Measure Temperature - Fuzzy Math

From the WattsUpWithThat blog, How Not to Measure Temperature

Honolulu Ch.9 News story on record high temps

Top Story

Fuzzy Math

The Obama Card

The Obama Card, good until we run out of other people's money.

No middle ground in War on Terror

The former Vice-President, Dick Cheney, speaks about national security.

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His reign has ended

Hello Governor Quinn
"I haven't done anything wrong. I look forward to proving my innocence, clearing my name and that's what's gonna happen."
Blagojevich, speaking after the state Senate's vote to convict him of abuse of power.
Good luck with that, Mr. Blagojevich.

As he drove "down there" to Springfield today, the Governor said this to a NYT reporter doing a feature article, “I come out of the alleys of Chicago politics. That’s a tough place. The politics there is not motivated by idealism or high purpose. It’s nuts and bolts, and you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. I came up that way.”

This was part of the response from Andy McKenna, the Illinois Republican Party's chairman.
"Change for the people of Illinois will come when elected officials actually impose ethical reform, fiscal reform, create jobs and bring greater transparency and accountability to our government."
My only contention with Mr. McKenna is that I don't want the government creating jobs, I prefer that government make the business conditions favorable for private enterprise to create jobs.